Metallic packing.



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METALLIC PACKING.

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Application filed May 5, 1902. Serial No. l0-099= .To cil/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that i, @norton "if'lnsrrud HOUSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at `Piuttsburg, in the county ot Allegheny 1 and State oi inennsyivania, have :invented a new and useful improvement in Metallic Packings, oi which the following is speciiication.

My invention relates to nietaiiic for rotating or reciprocating shafts, pistons, piston-rods, &c; and it has for its object to provide apparatus of this character which shail be siiriple in construction otive and durable in service, and have a minimum liabiiity to disarrangeincnt.

in the accompenyine: drawings, a transverse sectionai view oi' piston-rod and packing-bon .and showing `one oi my compound packingdingc in eievation. Fig. 2 is a plan view ot a portion oi -pistori-rod and a iongitudinal sec ionai view ci a packing-box provided With series oi asking and spacing rings constructed and s anged in accordance With my invention. i gs. 3 and i are views similar to i, but illustrating modifications. Fig. 5 is a view sinuiar to Fig. 2 but showing a modified construction oi packing.

i'teierring particuiarly to 7ihgs. t and 2, i is a piston-rod, which may be considered as representing any cylindrical, ciprocatin device which is to 'be surrounded by a suite le packin The packingfbox 2 comprises a sleeve 3, having a cylindrical recess i for the reception of the packing, the recess being rclosed at one end by means of an annular nut 5. The packing, which is 1ocated in the recess or chamber e, comprises one or more compound rings 6 and one or more s arming-rines 7, four rings of each kind being s own in ig. 2 though any other desired number may o course be employed. Each com found ring comprises two rings 8 and 9, eac of which is of uniformly varying thickness between the extremities of a given diameter, this diameter being indicated in the present case, in Fig. l, as a horizontal diameter. The contour of each ring is such that When the two are combined they form a compound ring of uniform thickness, and Y each ring is split or divided at its thinnest gert, as indicated, respectivel at 8a and 9a.

he normal inner diameter o the inner ring 9 is preferably slightly less than the diameter of the shaft i, so that it is necessary to spring 55 the ends at 9a apart in order to siip it over the shaft and so that it tightly grips the latter when in position. in the saine manner thenormal inner diameter oi the outer ring 8 is preferably less than the outer diameter oi the ring 9, so that It is necessary to spring its enr s at 8a apart in order to place it iA position so that it Wilt iinniy grip the g two rings may be heid in proper reiative position by means oi a dovreiin i0, The s seing-rings "i, .vhich in position .ith the conioound rings c, is ciea ly-indicated in Fig. are oi suc? diameter as to closeiy i" the bore slee are severaliy eid in close con adiacente compound rings e nut 5.

3 have shown. a .inodiiication in which each compound ring consists or two concentric J ii and i2, that are ot unig torni thioin` s are respectiveiy s divided at th opposite ends oi' a given diameter, as indicated at lia and Op These iff'. rings may otherwise have the shared teristicsand functions as 'the compound rings 8o shown in Figsi and 2 and may be employed in connection with lsimi tr cooperative de vices.

in the inodiiication shown in Fig. t each compound ring consists of an outer spiit ring '13, that is of uniform thickness, and an inner s lit ring 11i, that is of uniformly varying thickness between the extremities of a given diameter. it will be understood, however, that the inner ring may be made of uniform thickness and the outer one of varying thickness, if desired. The cooperating parts may be like or similar to those shown in Figs. i and 2.

Referring now to Fig. 5, the shaft or rod 1 is provided with a packing-box 2B, consisting of a sleeve 3a, having a cyiindrical or annular chamber 4E, one end of Which is closed by means of an annularplate 5, which is fastened to the main body of the packing-box by means of screw-bolts 5b. The compound rings 6 are of the sarneconstruction as those .shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and alreadj7 described; but the spacing-rings 15 and -16 are here shown as provided 4with assages throu h which oil may be suppliedp to lubricate t e packing and the rod or shaft operating there- 1n. The oil is supplied through openings or IOCI vlO

' two split metal rings of substantia ly passages 17, from which it Hows throughpassages 18 in the central spacing-ring 15 and into passages 19 in the end rings 16, the latter passages leading to thesurface of the rod or shaft 1. i

The form and dimensions of both the packing-rings and the spacing-rings may obviously be varied from what is shown without departing from my invention.l claim as my invention- 1. A compound packing-ring com rising the same material and structure, the one Within the other, and so disposed that the points of division shall -be 'y at substantially opposite' extremities of a given diameter, and metal rings for holding the rings in proper relative position.

2. The combination with a shaft or rod and a packing-box therefor, of a plurality of compound, spring-metal rings clamped upon said shaft or rod within said packing-box and a lurality of metal spacing-rings alternating with said compound rings and making a close contact therewith and with the packing-box.

3. The Combination with a movable, cylindrical member and a box or sleeve surrounding the same, of a plurality of compound, spring-inetal rings surrounding and gripping said member within the sleeve and a plurality of metal spacing-rings alternating and'in contact with the compound rings and closely fitting the cylindrical inner surface of the sleeve.

4. The combination with a rod or shaft and a box or sleeve Surrounding the same, of a plurality of compound spring-metal rings surrounding and grip ing said rod or shaft within the sleeve and) a plurality of metal spacing-rings provided with oil-passages and alternating with the compound rings.y

5. The combination with a' shaft or rod and a packing box or sleeve, of a plurality of compound metal rings and a plurality of metal spacing-rings provided with oil-passages.

6. A rod or shaft packing comprising a plurality of sets of compound metallic rings, each of which sets comprises two split eccentric-rings arranged to break joints and spacerrings alternating-with said sets.

7. A rod or shaft packing comprising a plurality of sets of compound metallic rings, each of which sets comprises two split eccentric-rings arranged to break joints,and spacerrings provided with oil-passages therethrough alternating with said sets.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 25th day of April, 1902.

GEO. WESTINGHOUSE.

Witnesses:

WM. H. CAPEL,

H. C. TENER. 

